St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-03
SPORTING EVENTS.
SPEAKER mERRlAM,s NEW JOE.
aAe - Elected President of the New
American Tr0tsiug Association.

HherHc0n TrOtsAnE association.
DETROIT, March "A large number of
trottng men are in the city for the organi-
Zatlon OF the new trotting association, and
IL Is claimed that at the start there will be
membership of at least sixty associations.
Inc Dill incorporating the new organization
passed the legislature yesterday. At the
meeting this afternoon the committee on
credentials was appointed, and. after
snort delay, reported SiXty-eight trOtting
associations represented from fourteen
states. motion to form a new associa-
ZION Was put and carried unanimously. A
committee OH permanent organization
ana order of business was appointed
III was late in the day when the committee
Oh afticles OF association and incorporation
reported. The name of the association
snail be the. American Trotting associa-
ZION, ana any person. corporation, associa-
tlon or society holding or controlling any
track or trotting association or other aSsoci-
atlon for the improvement of trotting horse
stock Shall be eligible to membership. In
the report Oh by laws there is slight de-
parture from the bylaws of the old associ
alton, but the trottng rules remain the
same. The officers of the new organization
are elected by the members thereof The
Old district boards are dispensed with. A
board OF directors, of which the president
ana secretary are members, has control Of
affairs. and becomes board of appeal for
the consideration of complaints. All pro-
tests must be supported by competent
proofs, and ii no proofs are furnished the
money shall be refunded and the protest
Withdrawn, unless the board of appeals has
good reason to believe the protest is well
grounded. All appeals must be settled
Within two months after the decisions are
rendered. Annual dues are apportioned
on the basis of premiums offered rangiug
from $40 to S1O0. A recess was taken for
supper without action on the report of the
committee.
THE OFFICERS.
After recess the bylaws were adopted
and the following officers elected: Presi-
dent, William r. Merriam, st. Paul; first
vice president. ID. G. Beamer, of Ottumwa,
Ia, tother vice presidents to be elected by
the states); directors w. p. Ijams of Terre
Haute, Ind; c. NJ. Cottrel!, of Milwaukee;
+. w. Gillette, of Detroit; II. q. Toler, of
Wichita, KAN. and Z. c. Long. of St.
Paul. The secretary and treasurer will be
elected by the board of directors. The eX-
ecutive member of the finance committee,
who with the president and secretary con-
Stltute that committee. is ID, j. Campau.
OF Detroit The bylaws reported by the
committee for that purpose and adopted by
the delegates contains the following lead
ing feature: The president is elected by
the members; the secretary and treasurer
are elected by the board of directors All
officers are subject to removal in the
discretion of the power appointing them
The annual dues are fixed by the board of
directors in proportion to the sums offered
for the trotting and pacing races and range
from SO to 500. A member who becomes
stakeholder in the association by the pay
| ment OF S25 for share of stock. shall for
the first year OF membership be ell
| titled to rebate of dues to an amount not
| exceeding S25, but a member whose annual
dues. are less than S25 is not entitled to any
rebate after the first year. A board of re-
view is established in each state in which
the association has one or more members.
The board consists of the vice president
fersthat particular state and two competent
persons, to be by him appointed, subject to
the approval of the president. The board
has jurisdiction over all matters relating to
the turf in the state. The vice president
is chairman of the board. The boards OF
review convene when there is any business
requiring their attention at such convenient
places and times as the chairman may de-
termine. Two members constitute QUO
rum. When quorum fails to meet all
cases pending will be turned over to the
board of appeals, unless the parties inter
ested agree to continue them to a future
session of the board of review. The board
of directors, of which the president and
! first vice president are eX-officio members,
constitute board of appeals. The sus
pension or expulsion of a member shall in.
clude the course controlled by it at the
time. The next meeting of the association
! will be held in Chicago two Years hence.